What party does Sweeney belong to?

Congressman John Sweeney’s latest piece of mailed literature has sparked a lot of comments on this blog, and there’s more.

One thing at least two sharp-eyed observersÂ have noted is that the slick brochure doesn’t say what party the Clifton Park Republican belongs to. That’s kind of strange given Sweeney’s district isÂ predominantly Republican.

There is, however, the growing fear of an anti-Bush backlash against the GOP this year.Â

(Recall that President Bush’s approval rating is lower than low in Democrat-dominated New York. In the last Q poll, the president logged in at a dismal 22 percent – the second lowest approval rating the Q pollsters had seen in 14 years).

Sweeney’s brochure also gives a nod to organized labor, aÂ traditionally Democratic bastion,Â noting that his dad helped found the Troy branch of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers Union, Local 196.